Best Dressed from NBA Draft 2010

The Top 5 Best dressed Lottery Picks from the 2010 NBA Draft (I realize the Draft was a few weeks ago but it was too tough to quickly bounce back after that game seven loss by the C's).

5. DeMarcus Cousins, Pick 5 to Sacramento Kings.  The fifth pick comes in at number 5, getting style points for coordinating with his team's colors before he even knew who his team would be.

4. Al-Farouq Aminu, Pick 8 to Los Angeles Clippers.  Not a big pool to choose from here, although he added a personal touch with the glasses, I'm not really a fan of the non-prescription (unless you're Spike Lee or Woody Allen it's guilty until proven innocent) big frame glasses even though they're "in".

3. Xavier Henry, Pick 12 to Memphis Grizzles.  Although it's not pictured here he had the cleanest break of all the Lottery Picks.  Two-button, nice fit, played it safe.

2. Paul George, Pick 10 to Indiana Pacers.  The tight chain necklace held him back from the number 1 spot...actually the number one spot had something to do with it too.

 
1. Wesley Johnson, Pick 4 to Minnesota Timberwolves.  On paper this outfit is all over the place, Tartan/Plaid Pants, Double-breasted Gold button Blazer, Green Polka-dot pocket square, Gordon Gecko contrast-collar shirt in yellow... but Wesy-Wes was able to pull it all together very nicely.  Well done!

Check out Complex's Good and Ugly in style from the 2009 NBA Draft (here) and check out GQ's NBA Draft Style Catastrophes (here).

Photos: Getty Images

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The Esquire How-to Style Guide

-   69 style basics tips on improving everything in your wardrobe (my favorite 10 rules below).


1. Unless you're wearing a blazer, there's no wrong time to roll up your sleeves. How high you choose to roll them says a lot about you.

2. There's not a whole lot of room for irony or imitation in style. The best-dressed men always dress like themselves.  See all 69 rules (here).
3. The closest a man should ever come to touching denim shorts is helping a woman out of them.
4. Fitted is good. Snug is dicey. Tight is just wrong.
5. When purchasing jeans, leave the acid, stone, and other artificial washes to the good people of Eastern Europe. The best way to break in a pair of jeans is to wear them as often as you can.
6. Velour: no.
7. The shinier the shine or the pointier the point, the less casual the shoe.26. A $40 pair of jeans can fit you just as well and look just as good as a $200 pair. They'll just take a whole lot longer for you to find.
8. Khaki is a color. Chinos are a pair of pants. Know the difference but feel free to use the terms interchangeably.
9. Animals make the best logos.
10. Unless he's a chef, a gardener, or a jolly fat man from Holland, no one should ever wear clogs in his daily life. Same goes for Crocs.

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World Cup: Top 10: Best-Dressed Football Coaches

Top ten best dressed Soccer Managers by AskMen.com, this could arguably be a top 10 managers/coaches in all of sport list.

No.10 - Quique Flores - Atletico Madrid

No.9 - Unai Emery - Valencia
In direct opposition to his older colleagues, one of the world's youngest coaches is thrilled to be doing what he's doing and shows it by wearing, you guessed it: really colorful slim ties.

No.8 - Cesare Prandelli - Fiorentina
Always decked out in one shade of his team's purple...

No.7 - Roberto Di Matteo - West Bromwich Albion
This youngster may be the only manager in the Premiership that wears nifty knitted argyle sweaters under his well-cut suits.

No.6 - Fabio Capello - England
Of course, Fabio Capello knows how to rock a designer Italian suit just as well as anyone on the sidelines, but for this renowned art collector and staunch disciplinarian it's all about those trademark designer specs.

No.5 - Leonardo - AC Milan
This former Brazil International is perhaps the most purely handsome manager in the game. If he wasn't a football coach, the square-jawed bench boss with the robust head of hair could have a career as an international playboy, or a designer of men's suits, or both.

No.4 - Roberto Mancini – Manchester City
Roberto Mancini rivals Sousa for the best head of hair among managers, but it's his trademark team scarves that make him stand out from the pack. When the Italian replaced Mark Hughes as manager at Manchester City, his blue and white neck-warmer flew off the shelves, and a new British style icon was born.

No.3 - Pep Guardiola - Barcelona
Borrowing from his older, more seasoned counterparts, Pep Guardiola has blistered through the managerial ranks and looked like a million bucks while doing it. His love of knitted coats recalls some of the game's great style icons (we're looking at you, Jose), and his form-fitting suits complete with the requisite skinny ties.

No.2 - Paulo Sousa - Swansea
What is it about Portuguese managers and great style? While his good friend and countryman tops our list, Paulo Sousa comes in at a close second thanks to his dapper attire. His love of Armani coats and dark, fitted suits have the women in the sleepy coastal city of Swansea going absolutely bonkers for the new guy in town. GQ is a fan too, making Sousa their 37th best dressed man in Britain according to a recent poll.

No.1 - Jose Mourinho – Inter Milan
Jose Mourinho has a lofty nickname to live up to. "The Special One" as he so famously dubbed himself, has won every major football trophy as manager of some of the world's top clubs. But what truly makes him special is the effortless European charm, glamour and confidence that drip off him on the regular. His iconic gray Armani overcoat and effortless ability to rock a well-cut, two-piece suit and tie make Jose Mourinho the best-dressed figure in the football.

 I think Pep should have been at the Number 1 spot! See the full list with video of the managers here.

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What does $100,000,000 look like?

I saw Basquiat movie the other day (14 years later), and wondered how much he and his buddy Andy Warhol's paintings were going for.  I found that Andy has the distinction of being one of the five $100 Million Dollar men.  Below are the top five most expensive (without time adjustments) paintings ever sold in USD.

5. Andy Warhol's "Eight Elvises"(WTF), 1963 sold for $100,000,000

 4. Pablo Picasso's "Garcon a la Pipe", 1905 sold for $104,168,000

3. Gustav Klimt's "Adele Bloch-Bauer" I sold for then record $135,000,000 in 2006

2. Willem de Kooning's "Woman III", sold for 137,500,000 in 2006

 1. Jackson Pollocks's "Number 5 1948", 1948 sold for a rumored $140,000,000 also in 2006 
(I wonder if the art bubble also burst in 2006).

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The Kennedys: Kings of Esquire

The Kennedy's have graced the cover of Esquire Magazine about 20 times if you include animated and shared covers.

Coming in Second is Woody Allen with 6 Covers.

Third is George Clooney with 5 Covers

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